The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days (a) of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, (b) kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. The Argument - After the ten tribes had fallen away from God by the wicked and subtle counsel of Jer... [ Continue Reading ]
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife (c) of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, [departing] from the LORD. (c) That is, one that has been a harlot for a long time: not that the Prophet did... [ Continue Reading ]
So he went and took (d) Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. (d) Gomer signifies a consumption or corruption, and rotten clusters of figs, declaring that they were all corrupt like rotten figs.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto him, Call his name (e) Jezreel; for yet a little [while], and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of (f) Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. (e) Meaning that they would no longer be called Israelites, which name they boasted because... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass at that (g) day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. (g) When the measure of their iniquity is full, and I will take vengeance and destroy all their administration and strength.... [ Continue Reading ]
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name (h) Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly (i) take them away. (h) That is, not obtaining mercy: by which he signifies that God's favour had departed from them. (i) F... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will (k) save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. (k) For after their captivity he restored them miraculously by the means of Cyrus; (Ezra 1:1).... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said [God], Call his name (l) Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God]. (l) That is, not my people.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet the number of the (m) children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people, [there] it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God. (m) Becau... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be (n) gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great [shall be] the day of Jezreel. (n) That is, after the captivity of Babylon, when the Jews were restored: but chiefly this refers t... [ Continue Reading ]